Behavior

Explores welfare issues caused by less-than-ideal housing and advances in thinking on the importance of a basic understanding of the equine ethogram and of learning theory in training and the relative stress of using positive or negative reinforcement.

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TaylorPini.pdf

Discusses the welfare implications for piglets of providing them with environmental enrichment to help promote the expression of a range of normal forage-related behaviours.

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VictoriaAlysonBrown.pdf

This essay compares furnished cages with conventional cages and other non-cage options in respect to their welfare benefits for laying hens and investigates how furnished cage can be modified to encourage natural behaviours.

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SarahWheeldon.pdf

Explores the association between stabling management and the development and expression of behavioural stereotypies in the horse.

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RebeccaBeaumont.pdf

Explores improvements in understanding the prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of canine cognitive dysfunction to improve the well-being of senior dogs

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TiffanyTung.pdf

Discusses the way in which improving human-dog interactions can enhance dog behaviour, learning ability and consequent welfare.

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CynthiaCricriVera.pdf

Examines alternative non-surgical methods, such as feather spraying and providing opportunities for natural behaviours, to reduce feather pecking and improve layer welfare

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LisaKennedy.pdf

Investigates the behaviour of cats in shelters as a key to improving their welfare

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DeborahKhoo.pdf

Discusses typical behaviours, such as destructiveness, excessive vocalisation and inappropriate elimination, exhibited by dogs with separation-related disorders and the effects of behaviour-modification techniques and pharmacotherapy treatments.

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LeahMurray.pdf

Discusses the efficacy of non-pharmacological methods for the treatment of anxiety disorders in dogs.

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LeahSlater.pdf